More than 40 construction workers were missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, officials said.

DEHRADUN: The area near Mana village in Uttarakhand, where an avalanche struck the BRO workers' camp on Friday, burying at least 57 men - of which 22 are still missing - is considered one of the most avalanche-prone and high-risk zones in the state.

Officials say at least 25 construction workers are trapped after a large group of them was swept away by an avalanche near India’s border with Tibet.

As many as 32 labourers were rescued late Friday night after 57 got trapped as a massive avalanche struck a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp near Mana, nearly 6 km north of Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.

A glacier has burst in Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand and over 40 workers are buried under the snow, rescue operations are underway. Live updates